BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY At 11.00 PM on December 2 1984‚ while most of the one million residents of Bhopal slept‚ an operator at the plant noticed a small leak of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and increasing pressure inside a storage tank. The vent-gas scrubber‚ a safety device designer to neutralize toxic discharge from the MIC system‚ had been turned off three weeks prior . Apparently a faulty valve had allowed one ton of water for cleaning internal pipes to mix with forty tons of MIC. A 30 ton refrigeration
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This book is a study of the Armenian tragedy‚ and offers analysis by presenting it as a case study of genocide and by seeing it as a historical process in which a domestic conflict escalated and was consumed by a global war. It also establishes a link between genocide and nationality conflicts in the Balkan Peninsula and the Turko-American areas. The author examines the genocide through official WWI documents from Turkey‚ Imperial Germany‚ and Imperial Austria. The main premise of his study is
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HEALTH THE BHOPAL DISASTER Ashay Chitre‚ a film maker living in Bhopal’s prestigious Bharat Bhawan‚ built by the state government to attract artists to this central Indian city‚ heard a commotion outside his window early in the morning at about 3 a m. It was a chill December and all the windows of Chitre’s house were closed. As Chitre and his wife Rohini‚ seven months pregnant‚ opened the window‚ they got a whiff of gas. They immediately felt breathless and their eyes and noses began to
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Antigone vs. Ismene In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ the playwright Sophocles developed his characters with strongly contrasting personalities. The sisters Antigone and Ismene are foils to each other‚ in that they are characters with completely opposite personalities. Antigone is strong‚ stubborn‚ and stands up for what she believes in‚ while Ismene is weak‚ obedient to the law‚ and very passive. Throughout the play‚ Antigone and Ismene display their opposing beliefs and personalities. When introduced
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Overview The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident in India‚ considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh. Over 500‚000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shantytowns located near the plant.Estimates vary on the death toll. The official
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the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare was written to be a comedy. The truth is‚ Much Ado About Nothing does not contain many of the characteristics of a comedy‚ and the truth will be evident to this generation. This play is not a comedy because it does not have enough humor‚ it is not funny in today’s society‚ and it’s theme focuses on serious events. Much Ado About Nothing should not be considered a comedy because it does not maintain or possess a sizable quantity of humor. Dogberry
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Product - Brand name Sevin (Union Carbide) - Third most used insecticide in US - Not fatal to people Carbaryl - Does not cause cancer Chemistry TLV = 0.02 ppm Methyl isocyanate Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) Clear‚ colourless‚ b.p. 39oC‚ odour threshold 2.1 ppm Effects of 0.4 ppm - Coughing - Chest pain - Breathing pain (dyspnea) - Asthma - Eye irritation - Nose‚ throat‚ skin damage Effects of 21 ppm - Lung oedema - Emphysema (damage of lung tissue) - hemorrhaging - bronchial
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ago. It was the only thing being talked about for weeks. September 11‚ 2001. “I was scared beyond belief”‚ states Tracy Whitmoyer‚ a current resident of Berks County‚ Pennsylvania. Tracy was vacationing in Mexico with her husband Bart while this tragedy happened‚ they had no idea what to do or what to think. She says that all she wanted to do was go home. Tracy Whitmoyer and her husband‚ Bart Whitmoyer were on vacation in Mexico as the disaster struck. Shocked‚ Tracy had no idea what to think. Two
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AP English Literature and Composition Synthesis Essay Othello is a story of tragedy; a failed marriage between a Moor and the white daughter of a political figure. Through jealousy and deception‚ Othello and Desdemona’s‚ his wife‚ marriage goes from a love story to two tragic and preventable deaths. Othello is a highly respected general in the defense forces of Venice; his charismatic and intelligent demeanor allows him to gain power and status in a majority white atmosphere. Desdemona is the daughter
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Article 3 11 2.3.1 Summary 11 2.3.2 Analysis 12 2.4 Article 4 13 2.4.1 Summary 13 2.4.2 Analysis 14 2.5 Article 5 15 2.5.1 Summary 15 2.5.2 Analysis 16 4. Global evaluation 17 5. Bibliography 20 1. The play 1.1 Summary The Comedy of Errors is a play that takes place at one day in one place: Ephesus. The play begins with a long speech by Egeon‚ a Syracusian merchant who is facing execution if he does not pay a fine of a thousand marks‚ since there is a law that forbids the
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